Anthrax:  Tester

transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com)

Date last modified: 03/31/02
  
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Tuning: Drop D

Riff 1 (w/ slide)
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-3-/-8----4-/--10--|
A|-3-/-8----4-/--10--|
D|-3-/-8----4-/--10--|


Riff 2                   x3
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|-0--0--x-x-x-0--0--0-0--|
D|-0--0--x-x-x-0--0--0-0--|

e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-0--0--x-x-x-0--0--3-3\2-2\0-|
D|-0--0--x-x-x-0--0--3-3\2-2\0-|


Riff 2a
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|-0--0--x-x-x-0--0--0-0--|
D|-0--0--x-x-x-0--0--0-0--|
   "I've changed..."
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-0--0--x-x-x-0--0--3-3\2-2\0-|
D|-0--0--x-x-x-0--0--3-3\2-2\0-|
   "What does..."


Riff 3
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|-5--5--------5--5-------|
A|-3--3--x-x-x-3--3--0-0--|
D|-------x-x-x-------0-0--|
   "How does it..."
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-5--5--------5--5------------|
A|-3--3--x-x-x-3--3--3-3\2-2\0-|
D|-------x-x-x-------3-3\2-2\0-|
   "How does it..."


Riff 4
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
D|-6b7-6b7--0-0-0--6b7-6b7--6b7-0-0-0-0-|
   "Test the new..."
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------3-3\2-2-2\0-|
D|-6b7-6b7--0-0-0--6b7-6b7--3-3\2-2-2\0-|
   "Test the new..."

Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-11----11--------11----11------------|
G|-13b14-13b14~----13b14-13b14~--(14)\-|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|


Play Riff 2a   "Planted..."
Play Riff 3    "How does it..."
Play Riff 4    "Test the new..."


Riff 1a (w/ slide)
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-3-/-8----4-/--10----5--3--|
A|-3-/-8----4-/--10----5--3--|
D|-3-/-8----4-/--10----5--3--|



Riff 5
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
D|-0--3-5-0--0--3-5-0--0--3-5-0--5--3--3-5-0-|
   *  * * *  *  * * *  *  * * *  *  *  * * * 

Last time
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|-0--3-5-0--0--3-5-0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
   *  * * *  *  * * *  * 


Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm)
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-3~------3~------3~------3-------|
D|-----0-6-----0-6-----0-6---5-3-0-|


Play Riff 4    "Test the new..."
Play Riff 1a

Ending
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|-0--0--x-x-x-0--0--0-0--|
D|-0--0--x-x-x-0--0--0-0--|

Towards the end, just hit the open D chord and make noise.


Notation:

10b12      = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret.
10b12r10   = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret,
             then release to the 10th fret.
[10]12r10  = bend to the 12th fret from the 10th fret, pick,
             then release to the 10th fret.
10b12 [14] = pick the 14th fret while holding the previous bend.

10b15*     = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 15th fret.
7d2*       = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 2nd fret. 
12~*       = tremolo bar vibrato.

x   =  mute with fret-hand
*   =  palm mute
X\\ =  pick slide
h   =  hammer-on
p   =  pull-off
~   =  vibrato
t   =  finger tap
/   =  slide up
\   =  slide down
h   =  natural harmonics
a   =  artificial harmonics
(9) =  ghost note
tm  =  trem picking
tr  =  trill